Chess Mage of Faerûn

Chapter 214 The Jade Capital in the Heavens, Twelve Towers and Five Cities

Leaving aside the crowd who had raised their hands to shield themselves from the hurricane, Garas put away his pipe and turned to the mage: "Are you all ready? I'm going to send you to heaven."

Even though I knew what the other person meant, I still felt awkward hearing these words.

“No problem, we can set off now.” Zhang Yuan agreed, also somewhat curious about the other party’s methods.

Without saying anything more, Galas straightened up, shaded his eyes with his hand, looked around, and then walked towards a nearby tree amidst everyone's curious gazes, waving for everyone to follow.

Although they didn't understand why, Canaan and his group still followed the old man to the base of the tree.

Looking up closely, the tree was very tall, and although it was late autumn, its branches and leaves were still lush and verdant, showing a vibrant vitality.

The old man patted the tree trunk, looking satisfied. He slammed his cane on the ground, then used his fingers as a brush to draw a diagram on the bark.

The drawing was completed in a short while, and after dusting off the sawdust from his hands, he began to cast the spell.

"Facio, Voco, Arbor, Ianua, Unicom!" "

The magic circle that had just been drawn seemed to be filled with starlight, radiating brilliance. Its radiance shot out straight out, like a light curtain, and was reflected about two meters in front of the tree trunk, forming a dazzling gate.

The light inside the door shimmered. Only after the fluctuations subsided did Garas turn to the group and say, "Alright, follow me. The Tower of Clouds is just beyond this door."

Regardless of the excitement or curiosity with which the Canaanite group stepped through the gate, Zhang Yuan, who was at the head of the group and closely following the old man, had arrived in a completely new world.

Stepping across the bright yellow light curtain, one is greeted by a garden landscape, with sparsely arranged trees and shrubs, and various small animals darting about, unafraid of people.

It's quite elegant, isn't it?

To plant a garden in a place like Cloud Castle, where every inch of land is precious, is truly a generous gesture.

As Zhang Yuan's mind raced, he sensed something unusual about his surroundings. Taking a deep breath, he realized it was the high-altitude climate.

Since it is known as the Castle in the Clouds, it is no surprise that this place is located high in the sky, hidden in the clouds, with a thin atmosphere, turbulent air currents, and a series of cold winds.

Fortunately, everyone was a combatant, so although it was a little uncomfortable, they adapted quickly and it wasn't a big problem.

The temperature around him wasn't too cold, which was probably due to the effect of the spell.

As he was observing, his teammates arrived one after another. Zhang Yuan, who was still carrying the female elf, was just about to find a place to put her down when he heard the old man's voice:
"Let's go, don't keep the owner of this place waiting."

And so, a group of old ladies followed behind the old man, Galas, looking around as they walked and visited this "Grand View Garden," a place far removed from the world and existing only in legends.

It is likely that the portal set up by Garas requires suitable trees as support points, and the garden area in Cloud City became the starting point for Canaan's group to enter and visit.

The garden is located to the left front of the main castle building. Once you step out of the garden gate, the view opens up, and the magnificent main castle building is finally freed from the cover of the jungle, showing its imposing figure to everyone.

Not to mention the team members who were stunned, even the knowledgeable Master Zhang was a little dumbfounded.

In his previous life, Zhang had seen quite a few castles at Hans's house, such as Neuschwanstein Castle and Hohenzollern Castle, which were undeniably magnificent and beautiful.

However, it is ultimately a creation of mortals. No matter how magnificent it is, how can it compare to the dwelling place of these cloud giants?

Although it's called the Tower in the Clouds, it's obvious what kind of tower could accommodate these giants who are over eight meters tall. Perhaps only the Reincarnation Tower from some overused novel would be enough? Looking around, the main building of the castle stands in the center, about seventy meters high, with five floors, each at least ten meters high.

On the left and right sides stand two auxiliary buildings, slightly shorter than the central one, each with four floors, totaling five gate towers. All are constructed of stone that resembles white marble, appearing as if piled up white clouds, like flawless white jade, truly magnificent.

Surrounding the white jade city gate are twelve white pagodas, arranged in a staggered manner. Their materials are similar to those of the city gate, and the white pagodas are carved with gold patterns, which shimmer in the setting sun.

The top of the tower was shrouded in mist, making it appear as if it were piercing straight into the clouds, obscuring its true form.

As soon as they stepped outside, a young-looking cloud giant was waiting for them. Upon seeing their arrival, the giant hurriedly came forward to greet them. He was naturally the host arranged by Chief Kouhu.

After introducing themselves, they discovered that the other party was also a giant from the Ankraber family, named Sazar-de, a junior of So-Koo-hu, and only in his early eighties, which is just the age of adulthood for a cloud giant.

The journey was filled with beautiful scenery, accompanied by introductions and narration from Saza-de.

According to him, the reason there are five towers is that this cloud fortress was originally created and built by five cloud giant clans, with the most powerful Ankraber clan occupying the center.

Just as Zhang Yuan had imagined, the twelve towers were mage towers. The Cloud Giant tribe, which had a total population of only forty, actually had more than twelve formal mages. This probability was truly astonishing.

This cloud giant possessed the pride often found in young people, along with a great deal of curiosity and enthusiasm. He was incredibly proud of the cloud fortress beneath his feet and was also extremely curious about the Canaan team's adventures.

They had great respect and envy for Zhang Yuan, who, despite his young age, had captured the demon who had escaped from his clan leader and a legendary expert.

Of course, this is partly due to Zhang's boasting and exaggeration of his own experiences.

It wasn't until I climbed the steps to the high platform in front of the main city tower that I could take in most of the scenery of this city in the clouds.

Overlooking this fortress, it presents a circular structure with the city gate as the center, complete with garden areas, fountain squares, artisan workshops, blacksmith shops and other facilities.

Besides food.

The entire fortress was designed for residential living, with no consideration for farming or fishing. These cloud giants can't possibly live on air and clouds, can they?

When Sazar-De mentioned it, the other party burst into laughter:

“We Cloud Giants have our own farms and hunting grounds on the high mountains on the ground. The Cloud Tower is our home. How can we farm and hunt at home?”

As they talked, the other person also became interested, and the young man's desire to show off was completely exposed.

“Look at the ground of this cloud city. Beneath the stone slabs and soil lies the base of white clouds. In other words, our cloud castle is built on a vast expanse of clouds.”

"Covering the clouds? Won't it fall off?" The loud voice came from Nancy, whose brain was sluggish. Her other companions weren't much better off.

The young giant smiled upon hearing this, his smile filled with pride and self-satisfaction: "This is a unique ability of the cloud giants. The clouds we create are not only strong and flexible, but also have a powerful ability to float and carry. This great power is enough to support a city."

The mage seemed to be deep in thought. He had assumed that the Tower of Clouds was also an ancient magical creation, employing arcane techniques similar to those of the floating city of Netheril, or perhaps the enigmatic lock techniques of the elves. However, he had not expected it to be a different approach, which also had its merits.

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